Tuberculosis risk in funeral home employees

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 497-503

  Gershon, Robyn R M ^a   Vlahov, David ^a   Escamilla Cejudo, Jose A ^c   Badawi, Mohamed ^b   McDiarmid, Melissa ^d   Karkashian, Christine ^a   Grimes, Martha ^e   Comstock, George W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Instituto de Salud   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; WORKER;

ADULT; EMBALMING; FEMALE; FUNERAL RITES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031861386     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199805000-00014     Document Type: Article

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